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My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 independent drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V, and starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. The story follows two friends, Mike and Scott, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mike’s hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search of Mike’s mother. Van Sant originally wrote the screenplay in the 1970s, but discarded it after reading John Rechy’s 1963 novel, City of Night, and concluding that Rechy’s treatment of the subject of street hustlers was better than his own. Over the years, Van Sant rewrote the script, which comprised two stories: that of Mike and the search for his mother, and Scott’s story as a modern update of the Henry IV plays. Van Sant had difficulty getting Hollywood financing, and at one point considered making the film on a minuscule budget with a cast of actual street kids. He sent copies of his script to Reeves and to Phoenix, assuming that they would turn it down, but both agreed to star in the film.

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Published date on: Author by Publisher of Chattahoochee (1990) / Region 2 PAL DVD / European Edition / English and Hungarian Sound / Starr Category : DVD About: My Own Private Idaho About: My Own Private Idaho An Entity of Type : movie , from Named Graph : , within Data Space : dbpedia.org My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V, and starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. The story follows two friends, Mike and Scott, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mike's hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search of Mike's mother. Property abstract My Own Private Idaho (Mi Idaho privado en España, Mi mundo privado en Argentina, Idaho: El camino de mis sueños en México) es una película independiente filmada en 1991 por el director norteamericano Gus Van Sant. La protagonizan River Phoenix y Keanu Reeves. El personaje de Reeves se basa en el de Enrique IV, parte 1 de Shakespeare.

La película obtuvo varios galardones, incluyendo el de mejor actor en el Festival de Venecia en 1991, y es uno de los clásicos del cine gay. (es) My Private Idaho – Das Ende der Unschuld ist ein Roadmovie aus dem Jahr 1991. Regie führte Gus Van Sant, die Hauptdarsteller sind Keanu Reeves und River Phoenix. (de) My Own Private Idaho est un film américain écrit et réalisé par Gus Van Sant, sorti en 1991. (fr) My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V, and starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. The story follows two friends, Mike and Scott, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mike's hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search of Mike's mother.

Van Sant originally wrote the screenplay in the 1970s, but discarded it after reading John Rechy's 1963 novel, City of Night, and concluding that Rechy's treatment of the subject of street hustlers was better than his own. Over the years, Van Sant rewrote the script, which comprised two stories: that of Mike and the search for his mother, and Scott's story as a modern update of the Henry IV plays. Van Sant had difficulty getting Hollywood financing, and at one point considered making the film on a minuscule budget with a cast of actual street kids. He sent copies of his script to Reeves and to Phoenix, assuming that they would turn it down, but both agreed to star in the film. My Own Private Idaho had its premiere at the 48th Venice International Film Festival, and received largely positive reviews, from critics including Roger Ebert and those of The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly. The film was a moderate financial success, grossing over $6.4 million in North America, which was above its estimated budget of $2.5 million.

Phoenix received several awards for his performance in the film, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1991 Venice Film Festival, Best Male Lead from the Independent Spirit Awards, and Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics. (en) Belli e dannati (My Own Private Idaho) è un film del 1991 diretto da Gus Van Sant con protagonisti Keanu Reeves e River Phoenix che per l'interpretazione ha vinto la Coppa Volpi come miglior attore e un Indipendent Spirit Award; la pellicola è una libera interpretazione dell'Enrico IV di William Shakespeare. (it) 『マイ・プライベート・アイダホ』（My Own Private Idaho）は1991年のアメリカ映画。ガス・ヴァン・サント監督・脚本による、「ポートランド三部作」のひとつ。 (ja) My Own Private Idaho is een film uit 1991 onder regie van Gus Van Sant. De film is gebaseerd op een stuk van schrijver William Shakespeare.

(nl) My Own Private Idaho (br: Garotos de Programa / pt: A Caminho de Idaho) é um filme norte-americano de produção independente de 1991, do gênero drama, dirigido por Gus Van Sant. (pt) Moje własne Idaho (ang. My Own Private Idaho) – dramat psychologiczny produkcji amerykańskiej w reżyserii Gusa Van Santa z 1991 roku. Scenariusz inspirowany Henrykiem IV Williama Szekspira. Film zdobył liczne prestiżowe nagrody, między innymi Independent Spirit Award i Volpi Cup na Festiwalu Filmowym w Wenecji. Grający główne role River Phoenix i Keanu Reeves zostali okrzyknięci przez krytykę najlepiej zapowiadającymi się aktorami młodego pokolenia Hollywood.

Dziś film uznawany jest za wybitne arcydzieło kinematografii LGBT, jeden z najlepszych filmów dramatyczno-psychologicznych, jest również czołowym przedstawicielem kina niezależnego. Traktuje o nietypowym związku pary mężczyzn – narkoleptyka-geja Mike'a Watersa i uprawiającego prostytucję Scotta Favora. (pl) «Мой личный штат Айдахо» (англ. My Own Private Idaho) — драма Гаса Ван Сента. Приз ФИПРЕССИ на кинофестивале в Торонто, Кубок Вольпи за лучшую мужскую роль (Ривер Феникс) на Венецианском кинофестивале.

(ru) 《不羈的天空》（My Own Private Idaho），剧本是由莎士比亚的《亨利四世》第一,二部分與《亨利五世》改编而成的。导演葛斯·范·桑通过这部电影将沦落街头的堕落的青少年的绝望淋漓尽致的表现了出来。瑞凡·費尼克斯凭此片获得了1991年威尼斯电影节最佳男主角。 (zh) My Private Idaho – Das Ende der Unschuld ist ein Roadmovie aus dem Jahr 1991. Regie führte Gus Van Sant, die Hauptdarsteller sind Keanu Reeves und River Phoenix. (de) My Own Private Idaho est un film américain écrit et réalisé par Gus Van Sant, sorti en 1991. (fr) Belli e dannati (My Own Private Idaho) è un film del 1991 diretto da Gus Van Sant con protagonisti Keanu Reeves e River Phoenix che per l'interpretazione ha vinto la Coppa Volpi come miglior attore e un Indipendent Spirit Award; la pellicola è una libera interpretazione dell'Enrico IV di William Shakespeare.

(it) 『マイ・プライベート・アイダホ』（My Own Private Idaho）は1991年のアメリカ映画。ガス・ヴァン・サント監督・脚本による、「ポートランド三部作」のひとつ。 (ja) My Own Private Idaho is een film uit 1991 onder regie van Gus Van Sant. De film is gebaseerd op een stuk van schrijver William Shakespeare. (nl) My Own Private Idaho (br: Garotos de Programa / pt: A Caminho de Idaho) é um filme norte-americano de produção independente de 1991, do gênero drama, dirigido por Gus Van Sant. (pt) «Мой личный штат Айдахо» (англ. My Own Private Idaho) — драма Гаса Ван Сента. Приз ФИПРЕССИ на кинофестивале в Торонто, Кубок Вольпи за лучшую мужскую роль (Ривер Феникс) на Венецианском кинофестивале.

(ru) 《不羈的天空》（My Own Private Idaho），剧本是由莎士比亚的《亨利四世》第一,二部分與《亨利五世》改编而成的。导演葛斯·范·桑通过这部电影将沦落街头的堕落的青少年的绝望淋漓尽致的表现了出来。瑞凡·費尼克斯凭此片获得了1991年威尼斯电影节最佳男主角。 (zh) My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V, and starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. The story follows two friends, Mike and Scott, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mike's hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search of Mike's mother. (en) My Own Private Idaho (Mi Idaho privado en España, Mi mundo privado en Argentina, Idaho: El camino de mis sueños en México) es una película independiente filmada en 1991 por el director norteamericano Gus Van Sant.

La protagonizan River Phoenix y Keanu Reeves.El personaje de Reeves se basa en el de Enrique IV, parte 1 de Shakespeare. La película obtuvo varios galardones, incluyendo el de mejor actor en el Festival de Venecia en 1991, y es uno de los clásicos del cine gay. (es) Moje własne Idaho (ang. My Own Private Idaho) – dramat psychologiczny produkcji amerykańskiej w reżyserii Gusa Van Santa z 1991 roku. Scenariusz inspirowany Henrykiem IV Williama Szekspira.Film zdobył liczne prestiżowe nagrody, między innymi Independent Spirit Award i Volpi Cup na Festiwalu Filmowym w Wenecji. Grający główne role River Phoenix i Keanu Reeves zostali okrzyknięci przez krytykę najlepiej zapowiadającymi się aktorami młodego pokolenia Hollywood.Traktuje o nietypowym związku pary mężczyzn – narkoleptyka-geja Mike'a Watersa i uprawiającego prostytucję Scotta Favora.

(pl) My Own Private Idaho Information My Own Private Idaho Information My Own Private Idaho News My Own Private Idaho Information My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 independent drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V, and starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves . The story follows two friends, Mike and Scott, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mike's hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search of Mike's mother. Van Sant originally wrote the screenplay in the 1970s, but discarded it after reading John Rechy's 1963 novel, City of Night, and concluding that Rechy's treatment of the subject of street hustlers was better than his own. Over the years, Van Sant rewrote the script, which comprised two stories: that of Mike and the search for his mother, and Scott's story as a modern update of the Henry IV plays. Van Sant had difficulty getting Hollywood financing, and at one point considered making the film on a minuscule budget with a cast of actual street kids.

He sent copies of his script to Reeves and to Phoenix, assuming that they would turn it down, but both agreed to star in the film. My Own Private Idaho had its premiere at the 1991 Venice Film Festival, and received largely positive reviews, from critics including Roger Ebert and those of The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly. The film was a moderate financial success, grossing over $6.4 million in North America, which was above its estimated budget of $2.5 million. Phoenix received several awards for his performance in the film, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1991 Venice Film Festival, Best Male Lead from the Independent Spirit Awards, and Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics. Plot Mike ( River Phoenix ), a gay street hustler, is standing alone on a deserted stretch of highway somewhere in Idaho. He starts talking to himself and notices that the road looks "like someone's face, like a messed-up face." He experiences a narcoleptic episode and dreams of his mother comforting him as he replays home movies of his childhood in his mind. Later, after being fellated by a client in Seattle, Washington, Mike returns to his favorite spots to pick up potential clients.

He is picked up by a wealthy older woman (Grace Zabriskie) who takes him to her mansion where he meets two fellow hustlers also hired by the woman. One of them is Scott Favor ( Keanu Reeves ), Mike's best friend, and the other is Gary (Rodney Harvey). While preparing to have sex with the woman, Mike experiences another narcoleptic fit and awakens the next day with Scott in Portland, Oregon. Mike and Scott are soon reunited with Bob Pigeon (William Richert), a middle-aged man and mentor to a gang of street kids and hustlers who live in an abandoned apartment building. Scott, the son of the mayor of Portland, admits to Bob in private that when he turns 21, he will inherit his father's fortune and retire from street hustling. Mike yearns to find his mother, and he and Scott leave Portland for Idaho to visit Mike's older brother Richard (James Russo), who lives in a run-down trailer. Along this journey Mike confesses that he is in love with Scott. Richard tries to tell Mike who his real father is, but Mike says that he knows it is Richard.

Richard tells Mike that their mother works as a hotel maid; when Mike and Scott visit the hotel, they find she has gone to Italy in search of her own family. Mike and Scott travel to Italy where they find the country farmhouse where Mike's mother worked, as a maid and as an English tutor. The young woman, Carmela (Chiara Caselli), who lives there tells Mike that his mother returned to the United States months ago. Carmela and Scott fall in love and return to the U.S., leaving Mike to return home on his own, facing heartache over Scott's leaving him. Scott inherits his fortune. Back in Portland, Bob and his gang confront a newly reformed Scott at a fashionable restaurant, but he rejects them. That night Bob has a fatal heart attack. The next day the hustlers hold a rowdy funeral for Bob, while in the same cemetery, a few yards away, Scott attends a solemn funeral for his recently deceased father. Mike is back on a deserted stretch of Idaho highway. He falls into another narcoleptic stupor and two strangers pull up in a truck, steal Mike's backpack and shoes and drive away.

Moments later, an unidentified figure pulls up in a car, picks Mike up, places him in the vehicle and drives off. Development The origins of My Own Private Idaho came from John Rechy's 1963 novel, City of Night, which featured characters who were street hustlers who did not admit to being gay. Van Sant's original screenplay was written in the 1970s, when he was living in Hollywood. After reading Rechy's book, Van Sant realized that it was considerably better than what he was writing, so he shelved the script for years. In 1988, while editing Mala Noche, Van Sant met a street kid named Michael Parker who became a source of inspiration for the character of Mike in what would later become My Own Private Idaho. Parker also had a friend named Scott, a street kid like himself. In the script, Van Sant adapted the Scott character to that of a rich kid. The character of Scott was also fashioned after people Van Sant had met in Portland who were street hustlers. Early drafts of the screenplay were set on Hollywood Boulevard, not Portland, with working titles such as Blue Funk and Minions of the Moon.

Reading Rechy's novel had convinced Van Sant to change the setting to Portland. The script originally consisted of two separate scenarios: the first was called Modern Days and it recounted Mike's story; a second one updated the Henry IV plays with Scott's story. Van Sant realized that he could blend the two stories together in the manner of the "cut up" technique used by writer William S. Burroughs. In essence, this method involves various story fragments and ideas mixed and matched together to form a unique story. The idea to combine the two scenarios formed in Van Sant's mind after watching Orson Welles ' Chimes at Midnight. The director remembers, "I thought that the Henry IV plays were really a street story. I also knew this fat guy named Bob, who had always reminded me of Falstaff and who was crazy about hustler boys". Van Sant realized that Prince Hal in the plays resembled the character of Scott and the sidekick was Mike. His script ended up becoming a literal restructuring of the Henry IV plays. Van Sant got the idea for Mike's narcolepsy from a man who was a guide of sorts when the director was gathering material for the film. According to the director, he always looked like he was about to fall asleep.

The film's title is derived from the song "Private Idaho" by the B-52's that Van Sant heard while visiting the state in the early 1980s. Van Sant showed the script to an executive at 20th Century Fox who liked Shakespeare. Eventually, he toned down the Shakespeare and made the language more modern. Van Sant was also working on a short story called My Own Private Idaho which he intended to film. It was 25 pages long and was about two Latino characters on the streets of Portland who go in search of their parents and travel to a town in Spain. One of them falls in love with a girl and leaves the other behind. Van Sant had another script called The Boys of Storytown, which had the Mike and Scott characters and Mike had narcolepsy. The characters of Hans and Bob were also present. Van Sant wanted to make the film but felt that the script was not finished. While editing Drugstore Cowboy , Van Sant combined the scripts for Modern Days and Storytown with the Idaho short story. Casting Initially, no studio would finance the film because of its potentially controversial and off-beat subject matter. After Drugstore Cowboy received favorable critical raves and awards, studios started to show some interest.

However, they all wanted their own versions made and not Van Sant's. This frustration prompted the filmmaker to attempt the feature on a shoestring budget with a cast of actual street kids filling out the roles including Michael Parker and actor Rodney Harvey, who was going to play Scott. Van Sant faced the problem of casting the two central roles. He decided to send the script to the agents of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix , figuring that their agents would reject the script. Reeves' agent was amenable to the project, but Phoenix's agent would not even show the screenplay to the young actor. Not to be deterred, Van Sant got the idea for Reeves to personally deliver the film's treatment to Phoenix at his home in Florida. Reeves did so over the Christmas holidays, riding his 1974 Norton Commando motorcycle from his family home in Canada to the Phoenix family ranch in Micanopy, Florida, outside Gainesville. Reeves was no stranger to River Phoenix or members of his family, having worked previously with River on Lawrence Kasdan 's I Love You to Death and with his brother Joaquin and girlfriend Martha Plimpton on Ron Howard's Parenthood. After reading the treatment, Phoenix agreed to play the role of Scott.

However, since Van Sant had already cast Reeves in the role, they had to convince River to take on the edgier role of drug-addicted hustler Mike Waters. The director promised not to make either actor do anything embarrassing. Van Sant got an offer of $2 million from an outside investor but when he put off production for nine months so that Phoenix could make Dogfight, the investor and his money disappeared. Producer Laurie Parker shopped the script around and, at the time, New Line Cinema was in the process of branching out into producing arthouse films and decided to back Van Sant's vision with a USD$2.5 million budget. Principal photography Phoenix arrived in Portland two weeks before principal photography was to begin in order to do research and Van Sant remembered, "He seemed to be changing into this character". One of the film's directors of photography Eric Alan Edwards recalled that the actor looked like a street kid", and "in a very raw way he wore that role. I've never seen anybody so intent on living his role". Several cast and crew members, including Michael Parker, Phoenix, Reeves and Flea lived together in a house in Portland during filming. A couple of times a week they would play music together.

Due to the low budget, a typical day of shooting started at 6 am and ended at 11 pm. The film was not storyboarded and was made without a shot list. The camp fire scene was originally a short, three-page scene that Phoenix re-wrote into an eight-page scene where Mike professes his love for Scott so that it was more apparent that his character was gay whereas Van Sant had originally made it more ambiguous. Reeves reportedly was not comfortable with this aspect of the film as he said in an interview, "I'm not against gays or anything, but I won't have sex with guys. I would never do that on film. We did a little of it in Idaho and, believe me, it was hard work. Never again". Eric Edwards shot the time-lapse photography shots on his own. They were not in the script and the film's producer was worried that he was using up too much film. Van Sant originally had the screen go black when Mike passed out but was not satisfied with this approach. He used Edwards' footage as a way of "an altered sense of time" from Mike's perspective. Some executives at New Line were not in favor of the Shakespeare scenes and wanted Van Sant to cut them all out.

However, foreign distributors wanted as much Shakespeare in the film as possible. Music No official soundtrack album was ever released for the film.

The songs that play during the film are: Eddy Arnold " "The Cattle Call" Rudy Vallee " "Deep Night" Bill Stafford " "Home on the Range" Bill Stafford " "America the Beautiful" Elliot Sweetland " "When the Saints Go Marching In" Lori Presthus " "The Funerals" Conrad "Bud" Montgomery " "Getting Into the Outside" The Pogues " "The Old Main Drag" Aleka's Attic " "Too Many Colors" My Own Private Idaho - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I Love to read n write about Interesting People My Own Private Idaho Release date October 18, 1991 (1991-10-18) Writer William Shakespeare (play), Gus Van Sant Cast River Phoenix (Mike Waters), Keanu Reeves (Scott Favor), James Russo (Richard Waters), William Richert (Bob Pigeon), Rodney Harvey (Gary), Chiara Caselli (Carmella) Similar movies Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Trespass, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Transamerica, Mambo Italiano, Sliver Tagline It's not where you go, it's how you get there.

My own private idaho trailer Sponsored Links In this loose adaptation of Shakespeares "Henry IV," Mike Waters (River Phoenix) is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves) is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mikes estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant. My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeares Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V, and starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. The story follows two friends, Mike and Scott, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mikes hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search of Mikes mother.

Van Sant originally wrote the screenplay in the 1970s, but discarded it after reading John Rechys 1963 novel, City of Night, and concluding that Rechys treatment of the subject of street hustlers was better than his own. Over the years, Van Sant rewrote the script, which comprised two stories: that of Mike and the search for his mother, and Scotts story as a modern update of the Henry IV plays. Van Sant had difficulty getting Hollywood financing, and at one point considered making the film on a minuscule budget with a cast of actual street kids. He sent copies of his script to Reeves and to Phoenix, assuming that they would turn it down, but both agreed to star in the film. My Own Private Idaho had its premiere at the 1991 Venice Film Festival, and received largely positive reviews, from critics including Roger Ebert and those of The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly. The film was a moderate financial success, grossing over $6.4 million in North America, which was above its estimated budget of $2.5 million.

Phoenix received several awards for his performance in the film, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1991 Venice Film Festival, Best Male Lead from the Independent Spirit Awards, and Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics. In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters (River Phoenix) is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves) is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant. My own private idaho 1991 the lemmings Plot Mike (River Phoenix), a gay street hustler, is standing alone on a deserted stretch of highway somewhere in Idaho. He starts talking to himself and notices that the road looks “like someone’s face, like a fucked-up face.” He experiences a narcoleptic episode and dreams of his mother comforting him as he replays home movies of his childhood in his mind.

Later, after being fellated by a client in Seattle, Washington, Mike returns to his favorite spots to pick up potential clients. He is picked up by a wealthy older woman (Grace Zabriskie) who takes him to her mansion where he meets two fellow hustlers also hired by the woman. One of them is Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves), Mike’s best friend, and the other is Gary (Rodney Harvey). While preparing to have sex with the woman, Mike experiences another narcoleptic fit and awakens the next day with Scott in Portland, Oregon. Mike and Scott are soon reunited with Bob Pigeon (William Richert), a middle-aged mentor to a gang of street kids and hustlers who live in an abandoned apartment building. Scott, the son of the mayor of Portland, admits to Bob in private that when he turns 21, he will inherit his father’s fortune and retire from street hustling. Mike yearns to find his mother, and he and Scott leave Portland for Idaho to visit Mike’s older brother Richard (James Russo), who lives in a run-down trailer. Along this journey Mike confesses that he is in love with Scott.

Richard tries to tell Mike who his real father is, but Mike says that he knows it is Richard. Richard tells Mike that their mother works as a hotel maid; when Mike and Scott visit the hotel, they find she has gone to Italy in search of her own family. Mike and Scott travel to Italy where they find the country farmhouse where Mike’s mother worked, as a maid and as an English tutor. The young woman, Carmela (Chiara Caselli), who lives there tells Mike that his mother returned to the United States months ago. Carmela and Scott fall in love and return to the U.S., leaving Mike to return home on his own, brokenhearted. Scotts father dies, and Scott inherits his fortune. Sponsored Links Back in Portland, Bob and his gang confront a newly reformed Scott at a fashionable restaurant, but he rejects them. That night Bob has a fatal heart attack. The next day the hustlers hold a rowdy funeral for Bob, while in the same cemetery, a few yards away, Scott attends a solemn funeral for his father. Mike is back on the deserted stretch of the Idaho highway.

After falling into another narcoleptic stupor, two strangers pull up in a truck, thinking hes dead, they take his backpack and shoes and drive away. Moments later, an unidentified figure pulls up in a car, picks the unconscious Mike up, places him in the vehicle and drives away. Cast River Phoenix as Mikey Waters Keanu Reeves as Scott Favor James Russo as Richard Waters Rodney Harvey as Gary William Richert as Bob Pigeon Grace Zabriskie as Alena Jim Caviezel as Airline Clerk Brian Wilson as Rock Promoter Development The origins of My Own Private Idaho came from John Rechys 1963 novel, City of Night, which featured characters who were street hustlers who did not admit to being gay. Van Sants original screenplay was written in the 1970s, when he was living in Hollywood. After reading Rechys book, Van Sant realized that it was considerably better than what he was writing, so he shelved the script for years. In 1988, while editing Mala Noche, Van Sant met a street kid named Michael Parker who became a source of inspiration for the character of Mike in what would later become My Own Private Idaho.

Parker also had a friend named Scott, a street kid like himself. In the script, Van Sant adapted the Scott character to that of a rich kid. The character of Scott was also fashioned after people Van Sant had met in Portland who were street hustlers. Early drafts of the screenplay were set on Hollywood Boulevard, not Portland, with working titles such as Blue Funk and Minions of the Moon. Reading Rechys novel had convinced Van Sant to change the setting to Portland. The script originally consisted of two separate scenarios: the first was called Modern Days and it recounted Mikes story; a second one updated the Henry IV plays with Scotts story. Van Sant realized that he could blend the two stories together in the manner of the "cut up" technique used by writer William S. Burroughs. In essence, this method involves various story fragments and ideas mixed and matched together to form a unique story. The idea to combine the two scenarios formed in Van Sants mind after watching Orson Welles Chimes at Midnight. The director remembers, "I thought that the Henry IV plays were really a street story. I also knew this fat guy named Bob, who had always reminded me of Falstaff and who was crazy about hustler boys".

Van Sant realized that Prince Hal in the plays resembled the character of Scott and the sidekick was Mike. His script ended up becoming a literal restructuring of the Henry IV plays. Van Sant got the idea for Mikes narcolepsy from a man who was a guide of sorts when the director was gathering material for the film. According to the director, he always looked like he was about to fall asleep. The films title is derived from the song "Private Idaho" by the B-52s that Van Sant heard while visiting the state in the early 1980s. Van Sant showed the script to an executive at 20th Century Fox who liked Shakespeare. Eventually, he toned down the Shakespeare and made the language more modern. Van Sant was also working on a short story called My Own Private Idaho which he intended to film. It was 25 pages long and was about two Latino characters on the streets of Portland who go in search of their parents and travel to a town in Spain. One of them falls in love with a girl and leaves the other behind. Van Sant had another script called The Boys of Storytown, which had the Mike and Scott characters and Mike had narcolepsy. The characters of Hans and Bob were also present.

Van Sant wanted to make the film but felt that the script was not finished. While editing Drugstore Cowboy, Van Sant combined the scripts for Modern Days and Storytown with the Idaho short story. Initially, no studio would finance the film because of its potentially controversial and off-beat subject matter. After Drugstore Cowboy received favorable critical raves and awards, studios started to show some interest. However, they all wanted their own versions made and not Van Sants. This frustration prompted the filmmaker to attempt the feature on a shoestring budget with a cast of actual street kids filling out the roles including Michael Parker and actor Rodney Harvey, who was going to play Scott. Van Sant faced the problem of casting the two central roles. He decided to send the script to the agents of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix, figuring that their agents would reject the script. Reeves agent was amenable to the project, but Phoenixs agent would not even show the screenplay to the young actor. Not to be deterred, Van Sant got the idea for Reeves to personally deliver the films treatment to Phoenix at his home in Florida.

Reeves did so over the Christmas holidays, riding his 1974 Norton Commando motorcycle from his family home in Canada to the Phoenix family ranch in Micanopy, Florida, outside Gainesville. Reeves was no stranger to River Phoenix or members of his family, having worked previously with River on Lawrence Kasdans I Love You to Death and with his brother Joaquin and girlfriend Martha Plimpton on Ron Howards Parenthood. After reading the treatment, Phoenix agreed to play the role of Scott. However, since Van Sant had already cast Reeves in the role, they had to convince River to take on the edgier role of drug-addicted hustler Mike Waters. The director promised not to make either actor do anything embarrassing. Van Sant got an offer of $2 million from an outside investor but when he put off production for nine months so that Phoenix could make Dogfight, the investor and his money disappeared. Producer Laurie Parker shopped the script around and, at the time, New Line Cinema was in the process of branching out into producing arthouse films and decided to back Van Sants vision with a USD$2.5 million budget.

Principal photography Phoenix arrived in Portland two weeks before principal photography was to begin in order to do research and Van Sant remembered, "He seemed to be changing into this character". One of the films directors of photography Eric Alan Edwards recalled that the actor looked like a street kid", and "in a very raw way he wore that role. Ive never seen anybody so intent on living his role". Several cast and crew members, including Michael Parker, Phoenix, Reeves and Flea lived together in a house in Portland during filming. A couple of times a week they would play music together. Due to the low budget, a typical day of shooting started at 6 am and ended at 11 pm. The film was not storyboarded and was made without a shot list. The camp fire scene was originally a short, three-page scene that Phoenix re-wrote into an eight-page scene where Mike professes his love for Scott so that it was more apparent that his character was gay whereas Van Sant had originally made it more ambiguous. Reeves reportedly was not comfortable with this aspect of the film as he said in an interview, "Im not against gays or anything, but I wont have sex with guys. I would never do that on film.

We did a little of it in Idaho and, believe me, it was hard work. Never again". Eric Edwards shot the time-lapse photography shots on his own. They were not in the script and the films producer was worried that he was using up too much film. Van Sant originally had the screen go black when Mike passed out but was not satisfied with this approach. He used Edwards footage as a way of "an altered sense of time" from Mikes perspective. Some executives at New Line were not in favor of the Shakespeare scenes and wanted Van Sant to cut them all out. However, foreign distributors wanted as much Shakespeare in the film as possible. Music No official soundtrack album was ever released for the film.

The songs that play during the film are: Eddy Arnold – "The Cattle Call" Rudy Vallee – "Deep Night" Bill Stafford – "Home on the Range" Bill Stafford – "America the Beautiful" Madonna – "Cherish" Elliot Sweetland – "When the Saints Go Marching In" Lori Presthus – "The Funerals" Conrad "Bud" Montgomery – "Getting Into the Outside" The Pogues – "The Old Main Drag" Alekas Attic – "Too Many Colors" Ironically, the B-52s song of the same title is not featured in the movie. Reception My Own Private Idaho was first shown at the 1991 Venice Film Festival and received a gala screening at 16th Toronto Film Festival and was also screened at the 29th New York Film Festival. The film was released theatrically on September 27, 1991 in 98 theaters. It grossed USD$6.4 million in North America, above its estimated budget of $2.5 million. Critical response Van Sants film achieved critical acclaim.

Film critic Roger Ebert wrote, "The achievement of this film is that it wants to evoke that state of drifting need, and it does. There is no mechanical plot that has to grind to a Hollywood conclusion, and no contrived test for the heroes to pass." In his review for Rolling Stone magazine, Peter Travers wrote, "Van Sants cleareyed, unsentimental approach to a plot that pivots on betrayal and death is reflected in magnetic performances from Reeves and Phoenix." Vincent Canby, in his New York Times review, praised the performances of the two lead actors: "The performances, especially by the two young stars, are as surprising as they are sure. Mr. Phoenix (Dogfight) and Mr. Reeves (of the two Bill and Ted comedies) are very fine in what may be the two best roles theyll find in years. Roles of this density, for young actors, do not come by that often". In his review for Newsweek, David Ansen praised Phoenixs performance: "The campfire scene in which Mike awkwardly declares his unrequited love for Scott is a marvel of delicacy.

In this, and every scene, Phoenix immerses himself so deeply inside his character you almost forget youve seen him before: its a stunningly sensitive performance, poignant and comic at once." Entertainment Weekly gave the film an "A?" rating and Owen Gleiberman wrote, "When Van Sant shows us speeded-up images of clouds rolling past wheat fields, the familiar device transcends cliche, because its tied to the way that Mike, in his benumbed isolation, experiences his own life – as a running piece of surrealism. The sheer, expressive beauty of those images haunted me for days." J. Hoberman, in his review for The Village Voice, wrote, "While Phoenix vanishes with reckless triumph into his role, Reeves stands, or occasionally struts, uneasily beside his, unable to project even the self-mocking wit of Matt Dillons star turn in Drugstore Cowboy." Hal Hinson from the Washington Post wrote “Gus Van Sant‘s sensibility is wholly original, wholly fresh. My Own Private Idaho adds a new ingredient: a kind of boho sweetness.

I loved it.” However, USA Today gave My Own Private Idaho two and half stars out of four, criticizing Van Sants film for being "nothing but set pieces; tossed into a mix whose meaning is almost certainly private". Time magazines Richard Schickel wrote, "What plot it has is borrowed, improbably, from Henry IV, and whenever anyone manages to speak an entire paragraph, it is usually a Shakespearean paraphrase. But this is a desperate imposition on an essentially inert film." In his review for The New Yorker, Terrence Rafferty wrote, "Van Sant has stranded the actor in a movie full of flat characters and bad ideas, but Phoenix walks through the picture, down the road after road after road, as if he were surrounded by glorious phantoms." Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 81% rating based on 54 reviews. Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 77% based on 18 reviews. Awards My Own Private Idaho received the Showtime International Critics Award at the 1991 Toronto Film Festival. River Phoenix received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1991 Venice Film Festival.

The actor said, in regards to winning, "I dont want more awards. Venice is the most progressive festival. Anything else would be a token". Phoenix then went on to receive Best Male Lead from the Independent Spirit Awards and Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics. Home media In 2005, the film was remastered by The Criterion Collection. It was released on a 2-disc DVD set. The second disc features new interviews, outtakes and more information about the movie. This DVD set is accompanied by a lavishly illustrated 64-page-booklet featuring previously published articles and interviews with cast and crew and new essays by JT LeRoy and film critic Amy Taubin, a 1991 article by Lance Loud and reprinted interviews with director Gus Van Sant, River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. Entertainment Weekly gave the DVD a "B+" rating and wrote, "While you may enjoy watching My Own Private Idaho, whether you choose to view this two-disc Criterion edition in its entirety depends on how much you enjoy watching people talking about My Own Private Idaho", and concluded, "But with all the various interpretations and influences, this is definitely a film worth talking about".

My Own Private Idaho - Dramastyle My Own Private Idaho This Video is about the licences. For the organization, see Creative Commons license 205968|1 205968|3 205968|4 Reporting the video problem? Share Video : My Own Private Idahois a 1991 independent drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant , loosely based on Shakespeare 'sHenry IV, Part 1,Henry IV, Part 2, andHenry V, and starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves . The story follows two friends, Mike and Scott, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mike's hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search of Mike's mother. Van Sant originally wrote the screenplay in the 1970s, but discarded it after reading John Rechy 's 1963 novel,City of Night, and concluding that Rechy's treatment of the subject of street hustlers was better than his own. Over the years, Van Sant rewrote the script, which comprised two stories: that of Mike and the search for his mother, and Scott's story as a modern update of theHenry IVplays.

Van Sant had difficulty getting Hollywood financing, and at one point considered making the film on a minuscule budget with a cast of actual street kids. He sent copies of his script to Reeves and to Phoenix, assuming that they would turn it down, but both agreed to star in the film. My Own Private Idahohad its premiere at the 1991 Venice Film Festival , and received largely positive reviews, from critics including Roger Ebert and those ofThe New York TimesandEntertainment Weekly. The film was a moderate financial success, grossing over $6.4 million in North America, which was above its estimated budget of $2.5 million. Phoenix received several awards for his performance in the film, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1991 Venice Film Festival, Best Male Lead from the Independent Spirit Awards , and Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics . Mike ( River Phoenix ), a gay street hustler , is standing alone on a deserted stretch of highway somewhere in Idaho.

He starts talking to himself and notices that the road looks “like someone’s face, like a fucked-up face.” He experiences a narcoleptic episode and dreams of his mother comforting him as he replays home movies of his childhood in his mind. Mike wakes up to being fellated by a client in Seattle, Washington . After his hotel encounter in Seattle, Mike returns to his favorite spots to pick up potential clients. He is picked up by a wealthy older woman ( Grace Zabriskie ) who takes him to her mansion where he meets two fellow hustlers also hired by the woman. One of them is Scott Favor ( Keanu Reeves ), Mike’s best friend and the other is Gary ( Rodney Harvey ). While preparing to have sex with the woman, Mike experiences another narcoleptic fit and awakens the next day with Scott in Portland, Oregon . Mike and Scott are soon reunited with Bob Pigeon ( William Richert ), a middle-aged man and mentor to a gang of street kids and hustlers who live in an abandoned apartment building. Scott, the son of the mayor of Portland, admits to Bob in private that when he turns 21, he will inherit his father’s fortune and retire from street hustling.

Mike yearns to find his mother, and he and Scott leave Portland for Idaho to visit Mike’s older brother Richard ( James Russo ), who lives in a run-down trailer. Richard tries to tell Mike who his real father is, but Mike says that he knows it is Richard. Richard tells Mike that their mother works as a hotel maid; when Mike and Scott visit the hotel, they find she has gone to Italy in search of her own family. Mike and Scott travel to Italy where they find the country farmhouse where Mike’s mother worked, as a maid and as an English tutor. The young woman, Carmella ( Chiara Caselli ), who lives there tells Mike that his mother returned to the United States months ago. Carmella and Scott fall in love and return to the U.S., leaving Mike to return home on his own. Scott inherits his fortune. Back in Portland, Bob and his gang confront a newly reformed Scott at a fashionable restaurant, but he rejects them. That night Bob has a fatal heart attack. The next day the hustlers hold a rowdy funeral for Bob, while in the same cemetery, a few yards away, Scott attends a solemn funeral for his recently deceased father. Mike is back on a deserted stretch of Idaho highway.

He falls into another narcoleptic stupor and two strangers pull up in a truck, steal Mike’s belongings and drive away. Moments later, an unidentified figure pulls up in a car, picks Mike up, places him in the vehicle and drives off. My Own Private Idaho My Own Private Idaho My Own Private Idaho News My Own Private Idaho Brief Information My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 independent drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V, and starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves . The story follows two friends, Mike and Scott, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mike's hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search of Mike's mother. Van Sant originally wrote the screenplay in the 1970s, but discarded it after reading John Rechy's 1963 novel, City of Night, and concluding that Rechy's treatment of the subject of street hustlers was better than his own.

Over the years, Van Sant rewrote the script, which comprised two stories: that of Mike and the search for his mother, and Scott's story as a modern update of the Henry IV plays. Van Sant had difficulty getting Hollywood financing, and at one point considered making the film on a minuscule budget with a cast of actual street kids. He sent copies of his script to Reeves and to Phoenix, assuming that they would turn it down, but both agreed to star in the film.

Question: Which 1991 film, starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, and written and directed by Gus van Sant, was loosely based on Shakespeare's 'Henry IV, Part I'?
Answer: 'MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO'